Yayasan Suara Nurani Minaesa
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The Role of Yayasan Suara Nurani Minaesa Foundation (YSNM)
Since 2008, YSNM has been carrying out activities with the Indonesian Mining Advocacy Network (JATAM) in Sangihe District. Some of the activities carried out at that time were: 1) socialization about the impacts of gold mining in 2 villages in the sub-district of Tabukan Selatan Tengah, namely Salurang and Bowone. 2) Radio Campaign on Radio Republic Indoesia (RRI) on negative impacts of gold mining planned by PT. East Asia Corporation, 3) Public Discussions.
Together with Jatam Nasional, in September 2008, YSNM held a public discussion which was attended by approximately 100 participants consisting of all stakeholders in the Sangihe Islands Regency. Those present were representatives of the community from around the mine site, sub-district government, village heads, and public opinion leaders. The recommendation of the public discussion activity was “Sangihe is a small island, so it should not be mined”. The recommendation of the public discussion became the basis for the preparation of the Regency’s Long term regional development plan (RTRW) at that time. However, this agreement was compromised later as evident in Perda No. 4 of 2014 – 2026 concerning the RTRW of the Sangihe Islands Regency which accommodates mining in certain points. It is strongly suspected that this was the act of certain individuals in the government who intentionally served certain interests, including the interests of mining investors.
Very surprisingly on 22 - 24 March 2021, PT. Mas Sangihe Mine socialized the existence of a Production Business Permit (IUP) which has been pocketed and will soon start the stages of its activities in the area. The local community contacted YSNM by telephone and asked for assistance. YSNM then became involved to build and consolidate the resistance movement by inviting individuals and institutions/organizations concerned to save Sangihe Island from the threat of damage caused by gold mining.
Save Sangihe Island (SSI) is the name of a joint movement initiated by YSNM with 27 stakeholders in Sangihe and Manado who are determined to fight together to save Sangihe Island. Attended by around hundreds of activists, SSI was declared on Saturday 3 April 2021 at the Tahuna Old Harbor.
A few days before the SSI declaration activity, YSNM together with the North Sulawesi Walhi, LBH- Manado, the Sampiri Foundation and several local organizations, had carried out activities such as: 1) holding an audience with the Provincial Parliament (DPRD), 2) Audience with the Sangihe Tradition Board (Badan Adat), 3) Audience with the Sangihe Evangelical Christian Church Talaud (GMIST) and socialization about the negative impact of mining in Bowone village. Then SSI has also submitted a letter of protest and an application for the revocation of the IUP PT. TMS to the Indonesian President Joko Widodo that has been delivered directly to the Presidential Staff Office. The same letter and hearings have been conducted by SSI. Among others, to the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, the Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (KKP), the Ministry of Environment and Forestry (LHK), to the National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB), Human Rights Commission (Komnas HAM), Women’s Rights Commission (Komnas Perempuan), etc.
The purpose of the hearings with these institutions was to obtain an official recommendation from these institutions to reject PT. TMS.
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